"We need the law immediately, ASAP (as soon as possible) because that's where the Comelec will base its actions and the things we still have to do," Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said in an interview.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) on Thursday declared a failure of bidding for the acquisition of additional optical mark reader (OMR) machines for the May 2022 elections.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday announced that it has started the recall of police escorts assigned to politicians and private individuals who will run for next year's elections back to their respective units.... Read full article
MANILA – Software provider Smartmatic Inc. on Monday assured that the May 2022 elections would be secure and no data breach of their servers.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – A total of 26,451 young residents here have registered for next year's national and local elections, records of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office here showed on Monday.... Read full article
COTABATO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is finalizing its list of areas of concern in the region for the May 9 polls.... Read full article
MANILA – Malacañang on Wednesday welcomed as a “positive development” the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voter registration until the end of October.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not allow national candidates to use their e-rally platforms if they will not attend the presidential and vice-presidential debates to be hosted by the poll body, an official said on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered its service provider Smartmatic International to submit its report on the supposed security breach which was revealed at a recent hearing of the Joint Congressional Oversight... Read full article
MANILA – The Supreme Court en banc on Tuesday handed down a temporary restraining order against the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Operation Baklas” which cracked down on supposed illegal election materials even on private premises.
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ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and SM Supermalls opened on Wednesday a satellite voter registration center at SM City Mindpro to provide the public with more voter registration venues here.... Read full article
The poll body said the three-term limit is provided under Republic Act No. 12232 (An Act Setting the Term of Office of Barangay Officials and Members of the Sangguniang Kabataan).... Read full article